The Christmas story is about Love being embodied as a vulnerable child 2,000 years ago…and so part of what the story does is remind us of the importance of loving vulnerable children today. Of course, it’s also a time of joy and festivity when we get to say: Merry Christmas!Thank you for helping so many […]
With just over two months having passed since Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, we’d like to share a little bit about our response and how things are going. Our main focus has been on the island of La Gonave where our partner, Bèl Platon Community School, and a network of churches we work closely with is […]
In this season of giving thanks, you can double your ability to provide hope for students in Haiti for GivingTuesday. The first $5,000 given will be matched dollar for dollar. Thank you for keeping Haiti close to your heart this #GivingTuesday!
Want to shop for gifts online and give the gift of education at the same time? Go to smile.amazon.com, set “Haiti Partners Inc” as your preferred charity, and shop away! A portion of your purchases will automatically go towards scholarships for students in Haiti. Donations are only made when you order from smile.amazon.com, not from amazon.com (same site, different address). […]
As a result of Hurricane Matthew, Haiti Partners’ work has shifted to identifying the hardest hit areas within our networks and developing and implementing our response plan. In the fall report, we will discuss this work in detail. Though this is where our focus needs to be right now, the good work that takes place throughout the year in the Quality Schools […]
Haiti Partners is grateful to Mary Schenkel and VeroNews.com for doing this interview with co-director, John Engle, about Hurricane Matthew. In it, John expresses gratitude for the good construction that minimized damage at the Children’s Academy and most of our partner schools, and concern for our school on La Gonave and the many other people and places affected […]
Family Assistance in Response to Hurricane Matthew After assessing losses in the communities where we serve, Haiti Partners will respond to Hurricane Matthew through: Small grants to help the families of staff, school students, and Micah Scholars who suffered significant loss in the hurricane. They need help primarily with home repair, buying seeds for crops […]
Many people in our network in the US and Haiti are familiar with our friend and colleague, Jayne Engle. Jayne came to Haiti initially through her brother, HP co-founder, John Engle. But her connection to Haiti has grown much deeper over the years to the point where I can seldom visit Bawosya – where the Children’s Academy is located […]
In Haitian Creole the term “rak bwa” literally translates as “woods.” But when it’s used to describe where a person lives, it carries a negative connotation probably best translating to “nowhere.” In contrast to developed areas, people who live in “rak bwa” are understood to live in the undeveloped areas: areas without services or any […]
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